This list of Danish consorts includes each queen consort (wife of a reigning king) and each prince consort (husband of a reigning queen). Due to unions (personal and real), the queens of 1380–1814 (effectively from 1406) were also queens of Norway, and the queens of 1389–1521/23 (effectively from 1406) were also (though with interruptions) queens of Sweden. The Australian-born Mary, wife of King Frederik X, became queen consort on 14 January 2024, following the abdication of Margrethe II.
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Thyra Danebod | Thyra may have been the daughter of one of the regional Danish chiefs, probably from southern Jutland and some sagas claims that Thyra was a daughter of a duke named Klak-Harald. According to the Gesta Danorum Thyra was the daughter of Aethelred, King of England.[1] Presumably Ethelred of Wessex is intended: if Ethelred the Unready, then this is anachronistic. | 9?? (prior to 943) husband's accession |
(950)-(958) ? | Gorm | |||
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Tove of the Obotrites [2] |
Mstivoj | – | January 963 | ? | Harald I | ||
| Gyrid Olafsdottir of Sweden [legendary] |
Olof (II) Björnsson (Munsö) |
– | 98? | 985/6 husband's death |
– | |||
| Gunhild of Wenden [legendary] [2][3] |
Burislav of Wendland | perhaps identical to Sigrid and or the daughter of Mieszko I. | Sweyn I | |||||
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Sigrid Storråda [legendary] [2][3][4] |
Skagul Toste | Den Store Danske Encyklopædi identifies the consort of Sweyn I as Gunhild, and considers the Sigrid the Haughty of the sagas to be based on her, but predominantly a work of "complete fiction". Source: Den Store Danske Encyklopædi, CD-ROM edition, entries Gunhild and Sigrid Storråde. | |||||
| (name unknown) [2][3][4] |
Mieszko I of Poland (Piast) |
perhaps identical to one or both of previous | ||||||
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Emma of Normandy [2][4] |
Richard I, Duke of Normandy (Normandy) |
985 | July 1017 | 12 November 1035 husband's death |
6 March 1052 | Canute II | |
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyda Anundsdotter of Sweden | Anund Jacob of Sweden (Munsö) |
– | 1047/48 | 1048/49 | Sweyn II | |||
| Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir [3] |
Sveinn Hákonarson | – | 1050 | 1051/52 marriage annulled |
1060 | |||
| Margareta Hasbjörnsdatter | jarl Asbjörn Ulfsen | – | 1076 | 17 April 1080 husband's death |
– | Harald III | ||
| Adela of Flanders | Robert I, Count of Flanders (Flanders) |
1064 | 17 April 1080 | 10 July 1086 husband's murder |
April 1115 | Canute IV | ||
| Ingegerd Haraldsdotter of Norway [3][5] |
Harald III of Norway (Hardrada) |
1046 | 1070 | 10 July 1086 husband's accession |
18 August 1095 husband's death |
1120 | Olaf I | |
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Boedil Thurgotsdatter | Earl Thrugot Fagerskind | 1056 | before 1086 | 18 August 1095 husband's accession |
10 July 1103 husband's death |
late 1103 | Eric I |
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Margaret Fredkulla Ingesdotter of Sweden [2] |
Inge I of Sweden (Stenkil) |
1080s | 1105 | 4 November 1130 | Niels | ||
| Ulvhild Håkansdotter [3] |
Haakon Finnsson (Thjotta) |
1095 | 1130 | 25 June 1134 husband's murder |
1148 | |||
| Malmfred Mstislavna of Kiev[2] | Mstislav I, Grand Prince of Kiev (Rurikids) |
1105 | 1131 | 4 June 1134 husband's accession |
18 July 1137 husband's murder |
after 1137 | Eric II | |
| Lutgard of Salzwedel | Rudolf, Margrave of Salzwedels (Udonen) |
1110 | 1144 | 8 August 1146 husband's abdication |
29/30 January 1152 | Eric III | ||
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Adela of Meissen | Conrad, Margrave of Meissen (Wettin) |
– | 1152 | 23 October 1157 husband's murder |
23 October 1181 | Sweyn III | |
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Helena Sverkersdotter of Sweden | Sverker I of Sweden (Sverker) |
1130s | 1156 | 9 August 1157 husband's murder |
after 1157 | Canute V | |
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Sophia of Minsk [6] |
Prince Volodar of Minsk (Rurikids) |
1138/41 | 1157 | 12 May 1182 husband's death |
5 May 1198 | Valdemar I | |
| Gertrude of Bavaria [7] |
Henry the Lion (Welf) |
1152/55 | February 1177 | 12 May 1182 husband's accession |
1 June 1197 | Canute VI | ||
 Non-contemporary |
Dagmar of Bohemia [6][7] |
Ottokar I of Bohemia (Přemysl) |
1186 | 1205 | 24 May 1212/13 | Valdemar II | ||
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Berengaria of Portugal [6][7] |
Sancho I of Portugal (Burgundy) |
1191/14 December 1194 | 18/24 May 1214 | 27 March/1 April 1221 | |||
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Eleanor of Portugal [6][7] |
Afonso II of Portugal (Burgundy) |
1211 | 24 June 1229 as junior-queen consort |
13 May 1231 | Valdemar the Young | ||
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Jutta of Saxony [7] |
Albert I, Duke of Saxony (Ascania) |
1223 | 17 November 1239 | 17 November 1239 as junior-queen consort 28 March 1241 husband's accession as sole king |
10 August 1250 husband's death |
before 2 February 1267 | Eric IV |
|
Mechtild of Holstein [6][7] |
Adolf IV, Count of Holstein (Schaumburg) |
1220/25 | 25 April 1237 | 1 November 1250 husband's accession |
29 June 1252 husband's death |
1288 | Abel |
|
Margaret Sambirsdatter [7] |
Sambor II, Duke of Pomerania (Sobiesław) |
1230 | 1248 | 25 December 1252 husband's accession |
29 May 1259 husband's death |
1 December 1282 | Christopher I |
|
Agnes of Brandenburg [7] |
John I, Margrave of Brandenburg (Ascania) |
1257 | 11 November 1273 | 22 November 1286 husband's murder |
29 September 1304 | Eric V | |
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Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden [7] |
Magnus Ladulås (Bjälbo) |
1277 | June 1296 | 5 April/15 August 1319 | Eric VI | ||
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Euphemia of Pomerania [7] |
Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania (Pomerania) |
1285 | 1300 | 25 January 1320 husband's accession |
26 July 1330 | Christopher II | |
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Elizabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg [7] |
Henry I, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (Schauenburg) |
1300 | 1330 as junior-queen consort |
1331 divorce |
before 1340 | Eric Christoffersen of Denmark | |
| Interregnum (1332–1340) | ||||||||
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Helvig of Schleswig [8][9][7] |
Eric II, Duke of Schleswig (Abelslægten) |
– | before 4 June 1340 | 1355 enter convent 1374 death |
Valdemar IV | ||
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Non-contemporary |
Philippa of England [2][3][7][8][9] |
Henry IV of England (Lancaster) |
4 June 1394 | 26 October 1406 | 7 January 1430 | Eric VII | ||
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dorothea of Brandenburg [2][3][8][10][7][9] |
John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (Hohenzollern) |
1430/31 | 12 September 1445 | 6 January 1448 husband's death |
10 November 1495 | Christopher III | |
| Picture | Coat of arms | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Louise of Hesse-Kassel [7][8][9][14] |
Landgrave William of Hesse-Kassel (Hesse) |
7 September 1817 | 26 May 1842 | 15 November 1863 husband's accession |
29 September 1898 | Christian IX | |
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Louise of Sweden and Norway [7][8][9] |
Charles XV of Sweden (Bernadotte) |
31 October 1851 | 28 July 1869 | 29 January 1906 husband's accession |
14 May 1912 husband's death |
20 March 1926 | Frederik VIII |
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Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin [7][8][9][15] |
Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Mecklenburg) |
24 December 1879 | 26 April 1898 | 14 May 1912 husband's accession |
20 April 1947 husband's death |
28 December 1952 | Christian X |
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Ingrid of Sweden [7][8][9] |
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (Bernadotte) |
28 March 1910 | 24 May 1935 | 20 April 1947 husband's accession |
14 January 1972 husband's death |
7 November 2000 | Frederik IX |
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Henri de Laborde de Monpezat | André, Count de Laborde de Monpezat (Monpezat) |
11 June 1934 | 10 June 1967 | 14 January 1972 wife's accession[16] |
13 February 2018 | Margrethe II | |
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Mary Donaldson | John Dalgleish Donaldson | 5 February 1972 | 14 May 2004 | 14 January 2024 husband's accession |
Incumbent |
Living Age: 52 years, 278 days |
Frederik X |
Notes and references
edit- ^ Saxo Grammaticus Gesta Danorum Book IX
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Also Queen consort of Norway.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Also Queen consort of Sweden.
- ^ a b c Also Queen consort of England
- ^ Also Countess consort of Schleswig
- ^ a b c d e f Also Duchess consort of Schleswig.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Also Queen consort of the Wends.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Also Queen consort of the Goths.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Also Queen consort of the Geats.
- ^ 1st time.
- ^ Also Countess consort of Holstein.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Also Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein.
- ^ 2nd time.
- ^ a b c Also Duchess consort of Saxe-Lauenburg.
- ^ Also Queen consort of Iceland
- ^ Was granted an official position of Prince Consort in 2005, renounced the title in 2016.